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Fatal crash Cairns: Diwan man, 39, dies in Cape Tribulation Road incident

Another man has died in a single-vehicle crash north of Cairns during a horrific day of incidents on Far Northern roads.

Fatal crash at Manoora

A 39-YEAR-OLD man has died in a single vehicle crash along Cape Tribulation Road in Diwan overnight.

Police said the initial investigation showed about 9.50pm the car was travelling in Diwan and crashed in to a fixed road sign.

The 39-year-old man from Diwan was the only person in the car and was found dead at the site.

A man has died after a single-vehicle crash on Monday night. Picture: Brendan Radke
A man has died after a single-vehicle crash on Monday night. Picture: Brendan Radke

The Forensic Crash Unit are continuing to investigate the incident.

This is the third incident involving a car in the past 24 hours.

A 82-year-old Atherton man died following a car crash in East Barron at 9.45am on Monday morning.

On Monday afternoon another man died in a fatal collision on the Kennedy Highway at Kuranda.

andreas.nicola@news.com.au

Originally published as Fatal crash Cairns: Diwan man, 39, dies in Cape Tribulation Road incident

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